UK government response to Debt Trap campaign
Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne MP, has responded to Jubilee Debt Campaign’s No New Debt Trap campaign, calling for urgent action to prevent a wave of debt crises…
Campaigners welcome Mervyn King’s support for Greece debt cancellation
The former Governor of the Bank of England has called for Greece to have a substantial proportion of its debt cancelled.
Debt relief proposals will not benefit Greece for 15 years
Proposed cap will lead to Greece having debt payments ten times higher than Germany paid after 1953 debt cancellation.
Uganda road project cancelled but debt remains
In January the World Bank cancelled a road building project in Uganda after “multiple failures … on the part of the World Bank, the government of Uganda, and a government…
Proposal for UK aid money to be used to promote western exports
The UK’s Department for International Development is considering using aid money to subsidise lower interest rates for export credits for some low income countries. Export credits are government backed loans…
Debt risks increase as commodity prices stay low
According to the IMF and World Bank, 10 low income countries have seen an increased risk of not being able to pay their debts over the last year as global…
Put on a screening of #ThisIsACoup, the story of Greece’s debt revolt
Theopi Skarlatos and Paul Mason’s #ThisIsACoup is a documentary giving the inside story of Greece’s confrontation with international finance in 2015. You can watch all four episodes for free online…
Join our team for the Great North Run 2016
The ballot for the Great North Run is OPEN! Enter by 8 February and YOU could take part to raise funds for the Jubilee Debt Campaign!
£139 million of ‘made-up money’ to count as UK aid
Debt deal with Cuba includes cancelling late interest calculated with huge 11% interest rate £139 million of ‘made-up money’ will count as UK aid and contribute towards meeting the UK…
Watch #ThisIsACoup – the story of Greece’s (unfinished) debt revolt
The debt crisis in Greece was constantly in the news in 2015, as the country made a brave attempt to throw off the shackles of unjust debt. But how often…
